Safety razor vending machine



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Patented Mar. 28, 1939 SAFETY RAZOR VENDING MACHINE Joseph Masip, Arthur Gandon, and Jesus Soler, New York, N. Y.

Application November 1, 1935, Serial No. 47,868

1 Claim.

This invention relates to vending machines of the coin control type.

An'object of the present invention is to provide a machine of this character especially adapted for packaged safety razors.

The invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically pointed out, and it is'to be understood that the form herein shown, while the preferred embodiment, is merely illustrative of the invention and accordingly it is in no wise intended to restrict the invention other than as may be required .by the prior art and scope of the appended claim.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the machine.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, with most of the parts illustrated, being shown in side elevation.

Figure 3 is a view taken at right angles to Figure 2 and mostly in elevation.

Figure 4 is a View also taken at right angles to Figure 2, and at a point substantially midway between the feeding wheels.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view mostly in elevation showing the mechanism for rotating the feeding wheels, step by step.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary enlarged detail sectional view taken at right angles to Figure 5.

Figure '7 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the coin chute and showing a coin arresting device associated therewith.

Figure 8 is a fragmentaryplan view of the coin slide and Figure 9 is a perspective view of a dog for retarding movement of the coin slide in the absence of a coin on the slide.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that the machine, in the preferred embodiment thereof comprises a suitable casing 5 provided at the bottom thereof with a discharge chute 6.

Suitably mounted in the casing, and supported by standards 1 is a shaft 8 on which are fixed a pair of laterally spaced feeding wheels 9 and I respectively.

Each of the wheels 9 and it] includes a disk H to one side, of which are suitably secured substantially triangular shaped blocks I 2 arranged in a circular series and relatively spaced to provide therebetween pockets l3. A ring I4 is secured to the blocks l2 at the side thereof opposite to the disk H, and forming with the blocks l2 for each disk a circular series of pockets adapted to receive one end of a packaged safety razor.

The pockets I3 of the wheels are arranged in opposed relation and a packaged safety razor is accommodated in a pair of opposed pockets with the ends of the package being received in the pockets with the package extending across the space between the two wheels.

Above the wheels 9 and Hi there are provided one or more pairs of opposed substantially channel shaped magazine elements l5, each pair of magazine elements adapted to accommodate therebetween a plurality of packaged safety razors with the respective opposite ends of the packages being received in the magazine elements 15. It will thus be seen that as the pairs of pockets l3 successfully move into alinement with the magazine members l a safety razor package will pass from between opposed cooperating magazine elements l5 into a pair of opposed cooperating pockets. v

Suitably provided in the bottom of the casing 5 is a drawer guide It which slidably receives a coin drawer H. In the top of the guide I6 is. formed a guide it for a coin slide 19 one end I80; of which operates through a suitable slot provided in the front wall of the casing.

Also extending through the front of the casing 5 and aligning with a coin slot 20 in the top of the guide It! is an inclined coin chute 2|. The coin. slide it is normally urged to a projected position through the medium of a suitably provided spring 22. Also the coin slide I9 is provided with a suitably located coin receiving opening or recess 23 which is adapted to aline with an opening 25 in the top of the drawer guide l6 so that when the slide i9 is pushed inwardly and openings 23 and 25 are alined the coin will fall from the pocket or opening 23 into the drawer H.

To limit inward movement of the slide l9 upon failure of a coin being placed in the chute 2!, there is provided and suitably pivotally mounted at the top of the guide it a dog 26 which is adapted to drop down into engagement with a groove 24 in the upper portion of the slide I9, said groove having a concave bottom wall and said. groove intersects the opening 23 as shown in Figure 8. If a coin is in the opening 23 the dog will simply pass through the groove and slide over the coin and then pass upwardly over the front curved wall of the groove back upon the slide and thus the dog will not interfere with the at the junction of the grooves movement of the slide. However, if there is no coin in the opening 23 the dog will engage a wall of said opening 23 and thus stop further movement of the slide.

For operating the feed wheels 9 and HI simultaneously, and each time the slide I9 is moved inwardly the required distance, there is provided on the inner end of the slide l9 an angular slotted or frame like member 21. Operating in the slot of the member 21 is a pin 28 projecting laterally from adjacent the lower end of a vertically movable bar 29. Bar 29 operates in a suitable guide 30 and has pivoted to its upper end as at 3| a dog 32 having a head 33 adapted to successively engage pins 34 arranged in a circular series on the ring |4 associated with the wheel 9.

The dog 32 is trained to move in a true path, vertically downwardly through the medium of a pin 35 extending through the dog 32 and normally urged into a vertical groove 36, provided on one side of the guide 30, by a suitably provided spring 31.

In its movement upwardly the dog 32 is constrained to move in a path away from the periphery of the wheel 9 and then toward the wheel 9 through the medium of the pin 35 working in a diagonally disposed groove 38 that branches away from the groove 36 intermediate the ends of the groove, and then merges with the groove 36 adjacent the upper end of the groove through the medium of a curved portion 38a.

Groove 38 is suitably formed so as to provide 36 and 38 a frog shoulder 39 into engagement with which pin 35 moves on the upward movement of the dog 32 with the bar 29 to thereby direct the pin into the groove 38.

From the above it will be seen that when the coin slide I9 is moved inwardly against the action of the spring 22 bar 29 will be caused to move downwardly by reason of the engagement of pin 28 in the slot 21. As the bar 29 moves downwardly the head 33 of dog 32 engages the adjacent pin 34 causing the wheels 9 and ID to rotate in unison in one direction thus bringing a pair of opposed pockets l3 into position over a guide chute 39 so that the packaged contents of these opposed pockets will pass therefrom downwardly through the chute 39 and to be discharged from the casing through the chute 6 for delivery to the purchaser.

When the pressure is released on the slide l9 the latter under action of spring 22 will return to its normal position. In returning to its normal position upward movement is imparted, in an obvious manner, to the rod 29, and as before explained on its upward movement pin 35 of dog 32 will be switched over into the groove 38 thus causing the dog 32 to take the path defined by the groove 38 for moving the dog 32 away from the wheel 9 and out of the path of the pin 34, the dog 32 returning into the path of the pins 34 as the pin 35 enters the upper end of the groove 36 when passing from the rounded upper end 380. of the groove 38 into the groove 36, whereupon the parts are reset for a repetition of the cycle of operation just described.

To prevent retrograde movement of the wheels 9 and I9 there is provided on one end of the shaft 8 a ratchet wheel 49 with which is engaged a suitably and pivotally mounted dog 4|a.

To prevent the packages of safety razors from slipping out of the pockets l3 as these pockets move toward the chute 39 there are provided,

and extending from opposite sides of the chute 39 curved shields 4| disposed concentric to the wheel and as best shown in Figure 4.

To prevent complete passage of a coin through the chute 2| when the machine is empty there is provided a guide tube 43 secured at one end to one side of the chute 2| and operating in this guide sleeve 43 is a stop rod 44. Rod 44 is provided with an enlarged portion having a spiral thread 45 that cooperates with a spiral thread 46 formed on a thickened internal portion of the sleeve 43 for causing the rod 44 to move lengthwise of the sleeve incidental to a rotation of the rod in either direction. To normally retain the rod 44 in a projected position relative to the chute 2| there is provided a suitable coil spring 4! engaged at one end with the sleeve 43 and at an opposite end with the threaded portion of the rod 44 in a manner to normally urge the rod to rotate in a direction to the end that the threads 45 and 46 will cooperate to move the rod 44 to the position where one end of the rod will extend across the chute 2| to prevent a coin passing down the chute.

Rod 44 at one end is provided with a laterally extending part 44a that extends through a slot 48 formed in one of the shields 4| and havin an arcuate terminal arranged in the path of a package carried by the wheel so that the packages will successively move into engagement with the terminus of the arm 44a to normally retain the rod 44 in position shown in Figure '7. Obviously however when the device becomes empty and the last of the packages has moved out of engagement with the terminus of the arm 4411 rod 44 under action of spring 41 will rotate in a manner to result, through the inter-engagement of the threads 45 and 46 toward the right in Figure 7 to project an end of the rod into the chute 2| and thereby prevent passage of a coin through the chute.

The operation of the device may be briefly explained as follows:

When a machine is loaded, or partially so, the vendee inserts a coin in the chute 2|. The coin passes downwardly through the chute and the slot 29 to come to rest within the recess 23. The vendee then pushes inwardly on the slide l9 resulting in a rotation of the wheels 9 and H] in the manner hereinbefore described in detail, and in order to bring a pair of opposed pockets carrying a packaged safety razor over the chute 39 where it is discharged to pass down through the chute and to be delivered to the customer through the chute 6. Upon release of pressure on' the slide I9 the same under action of spring 22 will return to normal position.

As before explained should one push in on the slide I9 without first inserting a coin in the chute 2| dog 26 will engage in the recess or opening 23, and thus arrest movement of the slide |9 before any transmission of movement to the Wheels 9 and I9 can be eifected.

Also as soon as the last package in the machine has been vended arm 44a will swing up to the dotted line position shown in Figure 4 with the result, and in the manner herein described in detail rod 44 will move to the right in Figure '7 to project into the chute 2| to prevent passage of a coin through the chute. Of course, this rod 44 blocks the chute 2| close enough to the upper end of the chute to permit the coin to be taken from the chute so that one attempting to secure an article from the machine can regain his coin, if the machine is empty.

It will of course be understood that casing 5 will be provided with a suitable lock equipped door through which access may be had to the interior of the casing and to the coin door l1.

Alsoof course suitable provision will be made for access to the magazines I5 for charging the same with packages of safety razors or the like.

While we have described the invention as bein particularly adapted for vending packaged safety razors it will be understood that other packages or similar articles may be vended by the machine.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:

In a merchandise vending machine, a merchandise feeding wheel, a slide, said merchandise feeding wheel being provided on one side thereof with a circular series of laterally projecting pins, a slidably mounted bar adjacent said wheel, a dog carried by the bar for successively engaging the pins to transmit movement of the wheel for step by step rotation of the Wheel, guide means for said dog including inter-engaging means on the dog and said guide whereby the dog is constrained to' move vertically downwardly in a fixed path and to move upwardly first in a path radially away from said wheel and then in a path radially toward the wheel and motion transmitting means connecting the slide with said dog.

JOSEPH MASIP; ARTHUR GANDON. JESUS SOLER. 

